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KPookz t1_iwuzgw9 wrote

Reply to comment by cptnobveus in FCC orders ISPs to show broadband 'nutrition labels' with all fees and limits by Sorin61

1TB is not nearly enough. Satellite internet companies put data caps just because they can since they have no competition. All internet should be unlimited.

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cptnobveus t1_iwv0k6f wrote

According to starlink only 10% of their users exceed 1tb/month. My household consistently uses around 400g/month. It's awesome compared to what we had. Shitty thing is that there is a roll of fiber hanging on a pole about a half mile from my house and the company said they will not be extending it. Picking up 2 more customers isn't worth the labor to get it too them.

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haagse_snorlax t1_iwvrci1 wrote

You could… do it yourself. Get the permit, rent a digger do it in a couple of days

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_iwv2qdk wrote

There aren’t unlimited satellites in the sky or unlimited bandwidth on each satellite transmitter. Physics (and economics) puts a hard limit there. Most users would rather have reliable speed for the data they do transfer. See: the complaints about starlink getting slower.

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someguynamedben7 t1_iww5by4 wrote

Data caps have absolutely nothing to do with when the data is used. This argument is nothing but an excuse. Think about it this way, data caps refresh on a monthly cycle right? Well it works that way for everyone. So when a new month rolls around everyone gets 1TB or whatever and starts using it till it runs out. That means a ton a bandwidth is used at the start of the month and very little is used at the end of the month. ISP's are just using data caps as a way to justify squeezing more money out of people. The bandwidth doesn't matter at all to them because slower Internet speeds at peak times are going to be the same for them with or without data caps.

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_iwwbvp1 wrote

Which is why once you exceed the 1tb you are merely deprioritized relative to users who haven’t.

I do agree it would make more sense to use rolling windows than resetting everyone on the same day. But I don’t work there.

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someguynamedben7 t1_iwwckrh wrote

Not true, when you exceed your cap they charge you an arm and a leg for each gig past your limit. I wouldn't be surprised though if they don't also shackle your speed in addition to charging way more simply because they're all greedy assholes.

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_iwwcv76 wrote

Incorrect.

> After your Priority Access is exhausted, you will continue to have an unlimited amount of Basic Access for the remainder of your billing cycle.

https://www.starlink.com/legal/documents/DOC-1134-82708-70?regionCode=US

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someguynamedben7 t1_iwwd7h6 wrote

Then it looks like starlink is the single only ISP that does that. Doesn't change the fact that data caps are dumb though.

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